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Colorado

Does anyone know if this blossom end is rotting or if this is normal?

the white powder is captan:

http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=70192
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=70193

7/26/2007 7:31:05 PM

Puyallup, WA

Pete,
From my perspective, blossum rot is when the blossum end gets soft and turns brown. When that happens, your pumpkin is done! Been there....done that!

7/26/2007 10:37:44 PM

Commack, NY

feel it...is it soft and mushy? if so, then its rotting, but its not too late. ive saved a couple of pumpkins by scraping away the bad stuff, lightly dusting with sulphur and gettng a fan on it

7/26/2007 11:06:19 PM

Colorado

it's not soft, just dark in color.

7/27/2007 12:21:43 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

Pete,
I could be wrong, but it looks like if you gently tried to wiggle the blossom "knob", it might feel loose, like a loose tooth. It just doesn't appear to have a solid connection to the pumpkin. If it is loose, you could have rot underneath it, into the pumpkin flesh. I hope not, though.

7/27/2007 12:38:39 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Dang Pete it looks funky I hope its not......Good Luck

7/27/2007 8:42:34 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Pete
We had a pumpkin with the blossom knob going soft & brown last year @ Aug 1st. We cut the knob off the blossom end flush with the pumpkin & put some benomyl on it & kept it dry. The pumpkin continued to grow the remainder of the season & finished at 957#. Thanks goes out to Jerry Rose & a couple other growers for their great advice. Don't give up on it too early.

Phil

7/27/2007 8:46:57 AM

Colorado

thanks guys-

I cut it flush with the pumpkin (thanks for the picture Andy). It looked nice and fresh at the cut, so I'm hoping for the best.

7/27/2007 9:39:28 AM